Update: James Street clear as officials clean up two-car crash in Syracuse

John Mariani / The Post-StandardSyracuse police investigate a two-car crash this morning at Oak and Lodi streets. Update:
Syracuse, NY -- Officials reopened all four lanes of James Street about 8:35 a.m., about 45 minutes after a two-car crash clogged an intersection between Oak and Lodi streets.

Police said the crash occured shortly before 7:49 a.m. when a Chevrolet TrailBlazer heading east on James Street tried to turn left onto Highland Street and was struck by a Grand Caravan traveling west on James.

The driver of the TrailBlazer complained of neck and knee pain and was taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said. The other driver did not require treatment. Neither driver's identity was immediately available, but police said both were alone in their cars. No tickets were issued, police said.

Westbound traffic was routed onto Highland Street and eastbound traffic restricted to one lane to give rescuers room to work. The restrictions cleared after two flatbed wreckers took the cars away.

Syracuse, NY - Traffic is restricted on James Street, between Lodi and Oak streets as police and firefighters attend to a crash at James and Highland streets.

At 8:15 a.m., cars were confined to one eastbound lane and westbound traffic was being detoured onto Highland. The accident appears to involve two vehicles. We will provide more details as they become available.